Loading AI tools
Open star cluster in the constellation Tucana From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
NGC 306 is an open cluster in the Small Magellanic Cloud. It is located in the constellation Tucana. It was discovered on October 4, 1836, by John Herschel.[4]
| NGC 306 | |
|---|---|
NGC 306 with DECam | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Right ascension | 00h 54m 14.2s[1] |
| Declination | −72° 14′ 32″[1] |
| Distance | ~200000 ly |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 12.07[2] |
| Apparent dimensions (V) | 1.1′ × 1.1′[2] |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mass | 1.9×103[3] M☉ |
| Estimated age | 59 Myr[3] |
| Other designations | ESO 029-SC 023.[1] |
| Associations | |
| Constellation | Tucana |
Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.
Every time you click a link to Wikipedia, Wiktionary or Wikiquote in your browser's search results, it will show the modern Wikiwand interface.
Wikiwand extension is a five stars, simple, with minimum permission required to keep your browsing private, safe and transparent.
